Grants:Regions/Northern and Western Europe
This region includes the following countries and territories:
Åland; Andorra; Austria; Belgium; Kingdom of Denmark; Faroe Islands; Finland; France; Germany; Gibraltar; Greenland; Guernsey; Iceland; Ireland; Isle of Man; Israel; Italy; Jersey; Liechtenstein; Luxembourg; Malta; Monaco; Kingdom of the Netherlands; Norway; Portugal; San Marino; Spain; Svalbard and Jan Mayen; Sweden; Switzerland; United Kingdom; Vatican City
Program Officer
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wikimedia.org
Regional calendar
[edit]Please reach out to your Program Officer if you are interested in applying before making any application or if you need flexibility on dates.
August 31 – October 2, 2026
Applicant support and eligibility check
September 30, 2026
Submission deadline
October 1 – October 30, 2026
Review and translation
October 30 – November 15, 2026
Review feedback and applicant engagement
November 27, 2026
Decision announced
December 1 – December 18, 2026
Agreement and first payment
July 1 – July 31, 2027
Midpoint conversation
January 30, 2028
Final or first year report due
February 1 – February 28, 2027
Applicant support and eligibility check
March 1, 2027
Submission deadline
March 3 – April 2, 2027
Review and translation
April 2 – April 23, 2027
Review feedback and applicant engagement
May 3, 2027
Decision announced
May 20 – June 1, 2027
Agreement and first payment
January 15, 2028
Midpoint conversation
July 31, 2028
Final or first year report due
Contact us
[edit]Rapid Fund
[edit]If you want to apply or if have any questions about the Rapid Fund, please reach out to the Regional Program Officer at: nwe_rapidwikimedia.org
General Support Fund
[edit]If you have any questions about the General Support Fund, please reach out to the Regional Program Officer at: nwe_fundwikimedia.org
Regional Committee
[edit]The Committee currently reviews applications to the 'General Support Fund' process twice a year. Rapid grants are reviewed by staff; more general requests for funding are reviewed by the Committee.
- Camelia, October 2022 - Economist, developer, AffCom (former Chair and treasurer), Wikip[m]edian since 2007. Based in Rome (Italy). - Refrained from Committee Work in FY25 Round 2.
- Abraham Taherivand, October 2024 -
- Astrid Carlsen, October 2024 -
- Quelet, October 2024 - Quantum Chemist, in Girona. Working mainly around Wikidata and Catalan Viquipèdia
- Ventosa5103, September 2025 - Researcher at Lund University, Sweden in critical education and technology studies, ran the Wikipedia Education Program in Sweden training educators, librarians, students and faculty to get involved with Wikimedia projects and free knowledge.
- Connor Benedict, September 2025 - Connor has a background in arts and culture, project management, organisational development, process design and community activism. At Creative Commons he supported the Open Culture Program with logistics, project management, production and design activities that help make Open Access a reality for cultural heritage organisations. Currently supporting the GLAM Conference 2025 in Lisbon.
Inactive and Past Committee Members are archived here.
Browse Applications
[edit]For grants and reports from other funding programs, see: Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Review/2026-27.
FY 2026-27
[edit]- Rapid Fund
- General Support Fund